Sierra Nevada mountains (IMAGE)

Stanford University

Sierra Nevada mountains

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The east side of the modern Sierra Nevada mountain range at the edge of the Basin and Range Province. The range crest in the background is Kings Canyon National Park. (Photo credit: Jens-Erik Lund Snee)

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Jens-Erik Lund Snee

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